Anne Heche, who died following a car crash in August, was unimpaired by illicit substances at the time of the accident, according to an autopsy and toxicology report from the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's office.
, Heche died due to"inhalation and thermal injuries," and Tuesday's report said she had burns over 12% of her body.
Heche also suffered a sternal fracture due to blunt trauma, the office said in August, but it did not attribute this as a cause of her death. Star of 'Cheers' and 'Look Who's Talking,' dies at 71 after private cancer battle Heche died nine days after she was pulled from a burning car and hospitalized in critical condition. On Aug. 5, the actress drove her car into a home in Mar Vista and Heche, 53, suffered a"severe anoxic brain injury" as a result of the accident and fell into a coma, according to a statement.
Without identifying the driver, Tony Im, a public information officer for the Los Angeles Police Department, confirmed that a crash occurred at 10:55 a.m. that day, and that the vehicle"became engulfed in flames." A representative for Heche later confirmed the accident to The AP.Heche was declared brain dead Aug. 11, but was put on life support for three more days to allow for her organs to be donated.
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